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MARTIN v. PGA TOUR, INC.

No. 97-6309-TC.

994 F.Supp. 1242 (1998)

Casey MARTIN, Plaintiff, v. PGA TOUR, INC., a Maryland corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

February 19, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha Lee Walters, Walters Romm & Chanti, Eugene, OR, William H. Wiswall, Wiswall & Walsh PC, Eugene, OR, for Plaintiff.

George J. Cooper, III, Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue, Portland, OR, William J. Maledon, Scott W. Rodgers, Osborn Maledon PA, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant.

Garr M. King, Kennedy Watts Arellano & Ricks LLP, Portland, OR, for Amicus.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

COFFIN, United States Magistrate Judge.

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